(8)-Nparks-Prog-Booklet-Jul-Dec-2018

Contents 02 Arts & Culture 50 Special Events 08 Concerts & Performances 57 Overview Calendar 14 Gardening 73 Volunteer Opportunities 22 Nature 78 Terms & Conditions 44 Sports & Wellness 79 Tenants Listing

Parks for Everyone

Our parks, gardens and nature areas are for all to enjoy. In this booklet, learn about the wide variety of activities that you can participate in for a fulfilling day at our green spaces from now till December 2018! Do look out for a list of eateries and recreational facilities you can visit in our parks, gardens and nature areas.

If you have ideas for new activities, do share them with us at [email protected]

The booklet is available at the following locations: NParks Visitor Services Centres (Singapore Botanic Gardens, Fort Canning Park, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and HortPark), eateries and recreational facilities in our green spaces, Singapore Visitors Centres (Orchard and ION Orchard), Singapore Tourism Board Headquarters, selected hotels, libraries, Community Centres and Clubs. Please visit www.nparks.gov.sg for more details and updates. Credit: Thong Chow Ngian

SMS the programme code to 7PARK (77275) to receive updates on each programme (standard message and data rates may apply). Please note that subscription to updates on a programme does not constitute registration for the actual programme. Sign up for our free e-newsletters at www.nparks.gov.sg/mailinglist to receive event updates or learn how you can shape our City in a Garden. To receive the e-newsletter on your mobile, SMS code (NB01) to 7PARK (77275). Meeting Point: 7 Jul The roundabout Heritage on the Hill Tour between Hotel (Programme Code: AC018) 22 Sep Fort Canning and Fort Canning Art Did you know that the history of Fort Canning dates back to the 3 Nov Centre 14th century? Join us on a journey that highlights the changing faces of Fort Canning, from the ancient 14th century to the 8 Dec 4pm – 6pm colonial 19th century and beyond. You will also get to check out ancient artefacts from different time periods. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events Bukit Timah Every 3rd Nature Reserve Art in Nature (Programme Code: AC028) Saturday of 9am – 12pm If you have been drawing or painting for years and are looking the month for a new challenge, join us at this workshop. Volunteer leader Jerome Pang will guide you in developing your skills while raising your awareness on conservation and native biodiversity. 21 Jul Please bring along your own art materials. 18 Aug The session is subject to the volunteer artist's availability. 15 Sep To register: 20 Oct Email: [email protected] 17 Nov 15 Dec Singapore Every 3rd Botanic Gardens, Nature Sketching in the Gardens Visitor Centre (Programme Code: AC038) Saturday of (Nassim Gate) Enjoy nature creatively through this engaging, fun and therapeutic odd months 9am – 11am activity. Join our volunteer artist, Tham Pui San, as he guides you in acquiring drawing and observational skills to equip you for an interesting journey of nature appreciation. 21 Jul Please bring along your own sketching materials. 15 Sep To register (15 mins before the tour commences): 17 Nov In person:Visitor Centre (Nassim Gate), Singapore Botanic Gardens Email: [email protected]

Singapore 23 Jul Botanic Gardens, Zingiberales – Beauty in Diversity CDL Green Exhibition Gallery @ SBG – 11 Nov (Programme Code: AC048) Heritage Museum 9am – 6pm This exhibition is an immersive investigation into all things ginger. Learn about their longstanding relationship with humans, serving as spices, medicines, food and ornamentals. Gain an insight into ginger research and encounter some artworks featuring gingers. It's time to celebrate the beauty and diversity of gingers. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

03 ARTS & CULTURE Meeting Point: 27 Jul Cavenagh Bridge, Monument Trail at the entrance of (Programme Code: AC058) 24 Nov Asian Civilisations Museum Take a stroll along the mouth of the Singapore River, once the heart of Singapore’s commercial activity and entrepôt trade. 10am – 11.30am Learn about its heritage and the interesting trees around the vicinity, and relive the memories of Singapore's history, growth and development along this trail that takes you past several historical landmarks and national monuments. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

Singapore Botanic Every 4th Gardens, Visitor Heritage Tour Services Counter (Programme Code: AC068) Saturday of (Tanglin Gate) The Singapore Botanic Gardens dates back to 1859. Learn the month 9am – 10.30am about the grand old trees and characters that have shaped the Gardens through the years during this guided walk. 28 Jul For groups larger than 20, please register at least 14 days in advance. 25 Aug To register (15 mins before the tour commences): 22 Sep In Person: Visitor Services Counter (Tanglin Gate), Singapore 27 Oct Botanic Gardens Email: [email protected] 24 Nov 22 Dec 29 Jul Civic District Civic District Events 8am – 12pm (in conjunction with Car-Free Sunday SG) 28 Oct (Programme Code: AC078)

30 Dec Have a fun-filled Sunday with your friends and family inthe Civic District. In conjunction with Car-Free Sunday SG, NParks brings you a series of programmes, ranging from art workshops to plant-related activities. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the precinct and learn more about Singapore's historical, architectural and cultural heritage. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/civicdistrictevents 29 Jul Various locations Civic District Tree Trail 9am – 10.30am (Programme Code: AC088) 28 Oct The Civic District Tree Trail takes you through Singapore’s 30 Dec historic Civic District where you will marvel at many majestic and interesting trees, some of which have stood tall for many generations and witnessed the transformation and progress of Singapore through the years. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

ARTS & CULTURE 04 Meeting Point: 29 Jul Tanjong Pagar Pioneers Trail along Ann Siang Hill and MRT station, Telok Ayer Green 28 Oct Entrance of Exit G (Programme Code: AC098) 10am – 11.30am 30 Dec Learn about the trades and lives of Singapore’s early immigrants in this walking trail around a quiet enclave amidst bustling Chinatown. Visit places of worship and old shophouses built in the 1800s, and take a close look at interesting fruit and spice trees planted along the way. Don’t miss the old well at the foot of Ann Siang Hill, from which residents used to collect fresh water. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events Jacob Ballas 22 Sep Children's Garden Garden Treats: Mid-Autumn Special 10am – 11.30am – Snowskin Mooncakes (A Culinary Workshop) (Programme Code: AC108) $30 / child Join us this festive Mid-Autumn and find out how to make (Includes all snowskin mooncakes with natural ingredients! The programme ingredients and equipment) includes a guided tour around the newly enhanced Children's Garden.

This tour is suitable for children at the K1 – P6 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

Jurong Lake Brick Art Workshop 22 Sep Gardens, Chinese (Programme Code: AC118) Gardens – Stone 20 Oct Boat 2nd Level Join us for a garden-themed brick art workshop by Taman Jurong Brick Art Interest Group, where your child can learn basic building 10am – 12pm 17 Nov techniques. Watch as your child transforms simple rectangular building blocks into a own work of art! This workshop is recommended for children aged 4 to 12. Parental guidance is recommended for children aged 5 and below. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

05 ARTS & CULTURE Singapore Botanic 20 Oct Gardens, Eco Lake A Singapore Botanic Gardens Movie: Lawn "Mary Poppins" 6pm – 10pm (Programme Code: AC128)

Start the evening with a 30-minute high-energy Zumba workout* with family and friends (6pm – 6.30pm) and unwind while relaxing under the stars with a screening of the magical Mary Poppins from 7.30pm.

This event is organised by the National Cancer Centre Singapore in conjunction with the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Free popcorn and candy floss will be available from 7pm to 10pm, while stocks last.

*Registration is not required for the Zumba session. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

Singapore 10 Nov Botanic Gardens, A Singapore Botanic Gardens Movie: Eco Lake Lawn "Ramen Teh" 7.30pm – 9pm (Programme Code: AC138) Join us for a movie under the stars with a food-tastic movie! Pack your picnic mats, gather your loved ones and watch a screening of Ramen Teh. This screening is held in conjunction with the Singapore Film Commission's (SFC) 20th anniversary which presents B.Y.O Cinema – a series of five free outdoor film screenings. Ramen Teh is the culmination of this series as its fifth and final screening. Free popcorn and candy floss will be available, while stocks last. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

Jacob Ballas 22 Nov Children's "Grow with Nature" Drama Series: Where Garden The Wild Things Are (A Drama Workshop) 10am – 11am (Programme Code: AC148) Creative play through nature can be used to nurture an appreciation for life in children. Participants will be encouraged $10 / child to explore nature through dramatisation and be aware of its rich biodiversity. Join us as we follow Max on his magical journey and meet the wild things! This tour is suitable for children at the K1 – P4 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

ARTS & CULTURE 06 Featured Interview

Thong Chow Ngian Avid nature painter and NParks volunteer

Chow Ngian is a wildlife artist who hopes to showcase and create awareness of the vast variety of beautiful birds found in urbanised Singapore. He held his first solo painting exhibition entitled ‘Singapore Wildlife’ at The Substation Gallery in May 2017, and conducted the ‘Sketching and Watercolour Painting of Birds’ workshop, under nAtuRe connecTion, held in conjunction with Pesta Ubin 2018. His sketch of a Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes) from the workshop is featured in this booklet on the cover of the Arts & Culture section!

Is painting an in-born talent or can anyone learn to paint like you? Painting is a skill that can be learned. It requires the patience to observe details, to have some basic drawing techniques and the determination to keep trying and learning from successes and mistakes. Chow Ngian demonstrating painting techniques at the 'Sketching and Watercolour Painting of Birds' workshop. What do you do with your artwork? I have a passion for wildlife painting and would like to see this genre of art being appreciated more widely in Singapore. I hope to continue exhibiting and selling my artwork, and would like to educate others through my paintings that we have many beautiful, interesting birds and other wildlife.

For example, my painting entitled ‘Insatiable Hunger’ highlights a lesser-known natural phenomenon called 'brood parasitism', where brood parasites manipulate the host into raising its young instead of their own. Illustrated in the painting is the brood parasitic relationship between the Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) and the juvenile Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus).

What is the painting process like? How do you prepare for it? I always begin by thinking of a story line or message that I want to convey to the audience before I start painting. This includes research on the bird species (such as their behaviours and habitats) that I intend to paint, making preliminary sketches, preparing the canvas, actual painting and evaluating the outcome before putting in the final touches. One of Chow Ngian's paintings entited 'Insatiable Hunger'.

07 FEATURED INTERVIEW SMS the programme code to 7PARK (77275) to receive updates on each programme (standard message and data rates may apply). Please note that subscription to updates on a programme does not constitute registration for the actual programme. Sign up for our free e-newsletters at www.nparks.gov.sg/mailinglist to receive event updates or learn how you can shape our City in a Garden. To receive the e-newsletter on your mobile, SMS code (NB01) to 7PARK (77275). NParks Concert Series in the Park: Concerts at the Singapore Botanic Gardens (Programme Code: SBGCONCERTS)

Singapore Botanic Gardens, Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage

Performances in the Gardens are free, and we welcome everyone to pack a picnic basket and relax amid the lush surroundings of Palm Valley.

We host jazz and classical groups about twice a month on Saturdays or Sundays. For more details and further updates, please refer to our calendar of events online at www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg.

09 CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES 1 Jul 4.30pm – 6.30pm 7 Jul 6pm – 7.30pm 8 Jul 6pm – 7pm NAC-ExxonMobil Annual Jazz Dances in Concert in the Outreach at the Gardens Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 15 Jul 6pm – 7pm 29 Jul 6pm – 7pm 11 Aug 6pm – 7pm Dunman High Singapore Singapore School Symphonic Symphony Chinese Orchestra Band Orchestra 19 Aug 6pm – 7pm 25 Aug 6pm – 7pm 26 Aug 6pm – 7pm Go Local! Opera at Twilight Nan Hua Chinese Memorable Tunes 2018 Orchestra Family and Friends 1 Sep 4pm – 7.30pm 2 Sep 4.30pm – 6.30pm 8 Sep 6pm – 7pm Families for NAC-ExxonMobil I MAESTRI Life My Family Concert in the Weekend Picnic @ Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 9 Sep 6pm – 7pm 15 Sep 6pm – 7pm 22 Sep 5.30pm – 6.30pm PianoBotanica Beethoven Im Garden Sounds Garten Celebrating German-Singapore Connections and Friendship 23 Sep 6pm – 7pm 6 Oct 6pm – 8pm 7 Oct 6pm – 7pm NUS Wind A Capella Festival MacPherson Symphony 2018 Philharmonic Orchestra 13 Oct 5.30pm – 7pm 4 Nov 4.30pm – 6.30pm 11 Nov 6pm – 7pm Bandstand 6 NAC-ExxonMobil Sound Paints Concert in the Music Across Park Silver Screen 17 Nov 6.30pm – 7.30pm Samba Botanica 2018

CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES 10 East Coast Park, Every Parkland Green NParks Live Out Loud: Battle of the Bands 2018 2nd 6.30pm – 8.30pm (Programme Code: LOL) Saturday NParks’ open mic programme for local amateur performers, Live Out of the Loud (LOL), enters its third season with a bang! Join us every second Saturday of the month at Parkland Green (East month Coast Park) to catch 16 bands jam their hearts out in our Battle of the Bands competition, for a chance to win professional training sessions except and perform at NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra®! Audience votes matter. YOU have a say in who wins, so gather your Nov friends and family for a party by the beach and help us discover Singapore’s next big music talent! 14 Jul Have any questions? Drop us an email at 11 Aug [email protected]. 8 Sep Share your pictures of Live Out Loud: Battle of the Bands on your Facebook, Instagram or Twitter account with the hashtags 27 Oct* #nparksliveoutloud, #nparkslol or #nparksbuzz! 8 Dec *The 27 Oct edition of LOL will take place at Empress Lawn from 6pm, held in conjunction with NParks Parks Festival and Car-Free Weekend. For more information: www.nparks.gov.sg/liveoutloud

11 CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES Empress Place, 27 Oct Empress Lawn` NParks Concert Series in the Park: ® 6pm till late Rockestra (held in conjunction with NParks Parks Festival 2018) (Programme Code: Rock10)

Let your hair down and party the night away at the 10th edition of Rockestra®, entitled 'Something Old, Something New', held in conjunction with NParks Parks Festival and Car-Free Weekend. Hosted by Justin Misson and featuring local acts Enigma, Jive Talkin', Khim Ng & The MAD Company, SuperSonic and The Countdown, you can expect to be treated to classic retro hits and Top 40s current hits! Pre-show entertainment from 6pm will be provided by the finalists from our very own NParks talent incubation programme Live Out Loud: Battle of the Bands and NParks' resident band, RB1A. Admission is free. Proudly presented by Gold Sponsor Ascendas-Singbridge Gives Foundation. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/concertseries

Scan the QR code to donate to support our City in a Garden through the Garden City Fund.

CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES 12 Featured Interview

Sandra Eu Li Qing How does Rockestra® compare to those? Regular supporter of the NParks At Rockestra®, you get the best of both worlds: Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra®. You get to chill and sing along to the music while in between sets you have humorous emcees who interact and engage with the audience. Not Since attending the SG50 Concert Series in the forgetting the casual and relaxing atmosphere Park in 2015, Sandra has become a regular where my friends and I can have a picnic on supporter of the NParks Concert Series in the the grass. Park: Rockestra®, together with her tightly-knit group of friends that she has known for over 23 years! Who do you hope to see perform in future editions of Rockestra®? (local artistes only please) There are many talents in Singapore and I hope to discover more of these aspiring local musicians, especially those busking on the streets. The father and son duo busking in Tampines and Ken Loh on Orchard Road would be great additions to the lineup. Bands that write their own music such as The Sam Willows and Disco Hue should be featured too!

Sandra (extreme right) with her friends chilling at the mando/cantopop edition of Rockestra® at Choa Chu Kang What other things do you hope to see or do Park in 2016. at future editions of Rockestra®?

Who is your favourite local artist or band? Having a good emcee is important as he/she will set the mood and entertain concert-goers Definitely The Sam Willows. in between sets. Towards the end of the show, getting people to stand and dance along always How many editions of Rockestra® have you finishes the night on a high note. attended? Too many that I’ve lost count! I started attending the SG50 Concert Series in the Park in 2015 and have been a regular supporter since then.

Which is your favourite genre for Rockestra®? Retro, contemporary hits or mando/cantopop? Contemporary hits.

Sandra and friends ready to boogie the night away at the What other concerts or productions do you retro edition of Rockestra® at Fort Canning Park in 2018. attend? I attend local plays and musicals but absolutely love stand-up comedies, including open mic sessions.

13 FEATURED INTERVIEW Photo credit: Rachel Teo

15 GARDENING Every 3rd HortPark Gardeners' Day Out (GDO) 9am – 3pm (Programme Code: GD028)

Saturday of ** Join us for a day of gardening fun at HortPark – The Gardening the month Hub. Highlights at Gardeners’ Day Out include our Gardeners' Market, free talks and demonstrations, free garden tours of except Oct* HortPark and kids' activities like storytelling and arts and craft! *Gardeners' Day Out in October will take place on the 27th 18 Aug and 28th at the Civic District, in conjunction with NParks Parks 15 Sep Festival. **Admission to the event is free but selected workshops and 27 & 28 Oct talks are chargeable. 17 Nov For more information: 15 Dec Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/GDO

Singapore 18 Aug Botanic Gardens, Beautiful Indoor Plants: Botany Centre, Begonias and African Violets Level 3 Classroom (A Gardening Workshop) 10am – 1pm (Programme Code: GD038)

Growing plants to beautify a household or workplace can be $50 / pax challenging with constraints such as limited time, space and (Includes all light. This workshop will introduce attractive plants that are materials) suitable for homes and offices, and which require minimal maintenance. Begonias are adored for their interesting foliage colours and patterns while African Violets are admired for their attractive flowers. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

GARDENING 16 National Orchid 25 Aug Garden National Orchid Garden School Holidays 8.30am – 7pm Special 10 Nov (Programme Code: GD048) * Did you know that orchids are one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants in the world? Be enthralled bythe splendour of blooms at the National Orchid Garden, with over 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrids on display. Terms and conditions apply. *Free admission for students, local residents and work permit holders. For more information: Website: www.sbg.org.sg

Singapore 22 Sep Botanic Gardens, Growing Tropical Orchids for Beginners Botany Centre, (A Gardening Workshop cum Guided Tour) Level 3 Classroom (Programme Code: GD058) 10am – 5pm Do you aspire to cultivate prize-winning orchids? Start with the basics in this workshop where you will be introduced $80 / pax to the Orchidaceae family and taught (Includes all the cultivation techniques to maintain materials) and propagate healthy orchids. A guided tour of the National Orchid Garden and hands-on planting session are also included. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

17 GARDENING Singapore 6 Oct Botanic Gardens, Herbs & Spices Botany Centre, (A Gardening Workshop cum Guided Tour) Level 3 Classroom (Programme Code: GD068) 10am – 5pm Get up-close and personal with the herbs and spices commonly used in Asian $80 / pax and Western cooking! This (Includes all materials) workshop will explore their historical significance, use as herbal remedies and methods of propagation. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

Singapore 27 Oct Botanic Gardens, The Art of Planting: Container Gardens Botany Centre, and Terrariums (A Gardening Workshop) Level 3 Classroom (Programme Code: GD078) 10am – 5pm The art of growing and arranging plants in containers and enclosed bottles will be explored in this workshop. Learn how to make a self-sustaining terrarium for your home or as a gift for $80 / pax your family or friends. You will also get to bring your container (Includes all garden and terrarium home at the end of the workshop. materials) To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

GARDENING 18 Jacob Ballas 15 Dec Children’s Garden Christmas in a Bottle 10am – 11.30am (A Planting Workshop) (Programme Code: GD088)

This Christmas season, let your children enjoy creating their $30 / child own special terrarium and decorating it with festive ornaments. (Includes all They can then spread the Christmas cheer by presenting their materials) unique creations to loved ones, or displaying them at home as a centrepiece. This workshop is suitable for children in K1 - P6 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

19 GARDENING Jurong Lake 22 Sep Gardens, Central Introduction to Bonsai – Bonsai Garden (Programme Code: GD098) Main Hall The concept of bonsai and artistic stones will be explored in this 9am – 11am workshop, led by Mr Tay Kiah Phuang from the Yuhua Bonsai & Artistic Stone Club. Learn about the different types of bonsai plants, as well as how to grow and maintain them through a hands-on session. You will also get to bring your bonsai plant home at the end of the workshop. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

Scan the QR code to donate to support our City in a Garden through the Garden City Fund.

GARDENING 20 Featured Interview

Carrie-Ann Lee and Brendan Bock Mother-son pair who are regular participants of NParks activities As a regular participant of NParks activities, Carrie-Ann decided to sign her son Brendan up for workshops to expose him to the outdoors. To date, he has participated in over 15 children’s workshops at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The staff even know him by name!

Who first told you about these workshops/ tours? I got to know about these workshops from the NParks’ website – I have always wanted to expose my son to the outdoors and jumped at the opportunity when I knew that NParks Carrie-Ann and Brendan with his masterpieces: A coffee conducts workshops suitable for kids in his age painting of a Smooth-coated Otter and a nature mobile. group. He has been attending these workshops since he was 5 years old, and he’s 8 now. What keeps you coming back for more? There are several different workshops with Was there any "resistance" from Brendan initially? varied themes, and that keeps us coming back almost every school holiday! I also found that he None at all! I even invited his friends and learns something new from these workshops. cousins to join in for some of the workshops. Do you attend other NParks’ activities? Which ones? My husband and I once attended a terrarium- making workshop together and I have personally attended other activities such as the ‘Race Against Time – Science Behind a Botanic Garden Tour’ and ‘Nature Sketching in the Gardens’.

Share an interesting story when participating in our programmes! One of the most interesting workshops I attended was organised in conjunction with World Wetlands Day 2018. My son and I were at the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ Learning Forest learning more about dragonflies – it was interesting because the children were given Brendan putting together a nature mobile with the help of nets to try to catch some dragonflies (and a teacher at the 'Arts in the Garden: Colours of Nature' releasing them after, of course), so we were workshop at Jacob Ballas Children's Garden. able to observe the dragonflies and damselflies up close. The kids were having so much fun!

21 FEATURED INTERVIEW Photo credit: Max Khoo

The Community in Nature (CIN) initiative is a national movement. It brings together all of NParks’ nature-related events, activities and programmes with the aim of connecting, engaging and inspiring diverse communities to help conserve our natural heritage. For more details, please refer to our website at www.narks.gov.sg/CIN or write to us at [email protected]

Photo credit: Corliss Ng

Chek Jawa 4 & 18 Jul Wetlands Chek Jawa Guided Tour 23 & 24 Nov Information Kiosk (Programme Code: NR018) Selected times Experience Chek Jawa’s amazing natural heritage through a 1.5 7 & 22 Dec hour tour, led by our nature guides. It is best to visit the intertidal flats at Chek Jawa Wetlands during low tides of 0.5 metres and $60 / group below, which allows you to see most of the marine life. (Max. 15 persons Online registration opens on the first day of December, March, per group) June and September. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

23 NATURE Singapore Every 1st Botanic Gardens, Healing Garden Tour Visitor Centre (Programme Code: NR028) Saturday of (Nassim Gate) The Healing Garden showcases over 400 varieties of plants used the month 9am & 10am medicinally. It is laid out thematically relating to parts of the body (English) such as the head, respiratory and reproductive systems. 7 Jul 10am (Mandarin) For groups larger than 20, please register at least 14 days in 4 Aug advance. 1 Sep To register (15 mins before the tour commences): In Person: Visitor Centre (Nassim Gate), 6 Oct Singapore Botanic Gardens 3 Nov Tel: 1800 471 7300 Email: [email protected] 1 Dec

Sungei Buloh Every Wetland Reserve Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Guided Tour (Programme Code: NR038) Saturday 9.30am – 11am Learn about the diverse plants and animals found in the various habitats of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. There is a different theme every week! This guided walk is suitable for everyone, including families with children. Registration is required with a maximum of 20 people per session, on a first-come, first-served basis. To register (two Fridays before scheduled date): Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbwr

NATURE 24 Singapore Every 1st Botanic Gardens, Rain Forest Tour Visitor Centre (Programme Code: NR048) Saturday of (Nassim Gate) Since our very first tour launched in 2001, this remains the most the month 10am (Japanese) popular of its kind to date. Find out more about the ecosystem of the Gardens’ Rain Forest and its importance. For groups larger than 20, please register at least 14 days in 7 Jul advance. 4 Aug To register (15 mins before the tour commences): 1 Sep In Person: Visitor Centre (Nassim Gate), Singapore Botanic Gardens 6 Oct Tel: 1800 471 7300 3 Nov Email: [email protected] 1 Dec

9am, 10am, Every 2nd 11am & 4pm Saturday of (English) 10am & 4pm the month (Mandarin) 14 Jul 11 Aug 8 Sep 13 Oct 10 Nov 8 Dec

25 NATURE Singapore Every 2nd Botanic Gardens, Learning Forest Tour (Programme Code: NR058) & 4th Learning Forest 9am – 10am The Learning Forest features Saturday of a network of boardwalks and elevated walkways that allows the month visitors to explore habitats ranging from a freshwater forest wetland to a lowland 14, 28 Jul rainforest. Visitors can learn 11, 25 Aug about freshwater forest wetland ecosystems at the Keppel Discovery Wetlands and 8, 22 Sep walk amongst a collection of some of the tallest tree species in 13, 27 Oct Southeast Asia at the SPH Walk of Giants. 10, 24 Nov The Learning Forest is open daily from 5am – 12am. The SPH Walk of Giants and Keppel Discovery Wetlands will be closed 8, 22 Dec from 7pm – 7am to maintain a conducive habitat for wildlife. Please note that no pets are allowed on this tour as the route requires access to the elevated boardwalk.

To register (15 mins before the tour commences): In Person: Visitor Services Counter (Learning Forest), Singapore Botanic Gardens Tel: 1800 471 7300

Pulau Ubin, Jalan Open House at Teck Seng's Place Jul – Dec Ubin, Teck Seng's (Programme Code: NR068) 14, 15, 28, 29 Jul Place 9, 11, 12, 25, 10am – 2pm Take a self-guided tour around Teck Seng's Place and immerse 26 Aug yourself in 1970s Pulau Ubin. Learn about what life was like in a 8, 9, 22, 23 Sep Chinese kampong house. 13, 14, 27, For more information: 28 Oct Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events 6, 10, 11, 24, 25 Nov 8, 9, 22, 23, 25 Dec

NATURE 26 14 Jul Kranji Marshes Evening Chorus at Kranji Marshes 4.30pm – (Guided Tour) 6.30pm 11 Aug (Programme Code: NR078) 8 Sep The walk will introduce participants to this unique nature area and the species that live in the marsh, woodland and grass habitats. Participants will be guided through the ecologically sensitive core 13 Oct conservation area which is not usually opened to the public. The approximately 3 km guided walk will take around two hours to 10 Nov complete. This walk is recommended for participants who are reasonably fit 15 Dec and older children. Participants are advised to wear comfortable walking shoes and exercise caution when walking. Each guided walk is limited to 20 participants so as to minimise disturbance to the wildlife in the Kranji Marshes. Registration is compulsory and on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors who turn up without prior registration will be turned away. The walk will be cancelled if it rains.

For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

27 NATURE MacRitchie Every 2nd Reservoir Park A Walk with Your Neighbours — the Macaques of MacRitchie, Lower Peirce Saturday of 5pm – 6.30pm and Bukit Timah the month (Programme Code: NR088)

Lower Peirce The Long-tailed Macaque is one of the most commonly Every 3rd Reservoir Park encountered animals at MacRitchie Reservoir Park, Lower Peirce Reservoir Park and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, but it Saturday of 5pm – 6.30pm is often misunderstood. Few people know about the complex social world the macaque lives in – it has kin networks, power the month struggles, friends and foes. Learn more during this walk led by experts from the Jane Goodall Bukit Timah Institute Singapore. Every 4th Nature Reserve 5pm – 6.30pm Dates: Saturday of MacRitchie Reservoir Park: 14 Jul, 11 Aug, 8 Sep, 13 Oct, 10 the month Nov, 8 Dec Lower Peirce Reservoir Park: 21 Jul, 18 Aug, 15 Sep, 20 Oct, 17 Nov, 15 Dec

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve: 28 Jul, 25 Aug, 22 Sep, 27 Oct, 24 Nov, 22 Dec

To register: Email: [email protected]

NATURE 28 National Orchid National Orchid Garden Tour Every 3rd Garden (Programme Code: NR098) Saturday of 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm Treat yourself to a visual spectacle by visiting the National the month (English) Orchid Garden, which has one of the world’s largest collections 4pm (Mandarin) of orchids, spanning over 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrids! 21 Jul For groups larger than 20, please register at least 14 days in advance. 18 Aug Admission fees To register (15 mins before the tour commences): apply 15 Sep In Person: Visitor Centre (Nassim Gate), 20 Oct Singapore Botanic Gardens Tel: 1800 471 7300 17 Nov Email: [email protected] 15 Dec

Pulau Ubin, Ubin Every 3rd Volunteer Hub Kampong Tour (Programme Code: NR108) Saturday of 9.30am – 11.30am Experience Pulau Ubin’s wonderful natural and cultural heritage the month on this two-hour walk that will take you from the Ubin Volunteer Hub, through the spice trees around the Jelutong campsite, $60 / group Butterfly Hill, Pekan Quarry, Sensory Trail Ponds, Kampong 21 Jul (Max. 15 persons House, the old Bin Kiang School site, Tua Pek Kong Temple, and 18 Aug per group) finally, to the Wayang Stage. 15 Sep To register: 20 Oct Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events 17 Nov 15 Dec

29 NATURE Bukit Timah Every 3rd Nature Reserve, Nature Appreciation Walk at Bukit Timah Saturday of Visitor Centre Nature Reserve and Windsor Nature Park 9.30am – (Programme Code: NR118) the month 10.30am 21 Jul 18 Aug 15 Sep 20 Oct 17 Nov 15 Dec Experience nature in its pristine form at Bukit Timah Nature Windsor Nature Reserve, home to one of the richest and most diverse ecological Every 4th Park systems by virtue of Singapore’s location on the equatorial belt Saturday of 9.30am – and Windsor Nature Park, a buffer to the Central Catchment 10.30am Nature Reserve. Through this guided walk, you will gain a greater appreciation of Singapore’s rich natural heritage and the the month need to protect it for future generations. Registration is required with a maximum of 15 people per group, 28 Jul on a first-come, first-served basis. 25 Aug To register: 22 Sep Email: [email protected] 27 Oct Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events 24 Nov 22 Dec

NATURE 30 Pulau Ubin, Ubin Every 3rd Volunteer Hub Rustic Reflections Tour (Programme Code: NR128) Saturday of 9.30am – 11.30am Discover Pulau Ubin’s unique and colourful kampong history with the month our volunteer guides. This two-hour walk will take you on a trip to discover the island’s cultural, economic and natural heritage $60 / group with visits to important historical landmarks, wildlife habitats and 21 Jul (Max. 15 persons restored buildings. Learn about what life was like on this rustic 18 Aug per group) island in the past and the hidden gems that make this place irreplaceable. 15 Sep To register: 20 Oct Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events 17 Nov 15 Dec

Meeting Point: 21 Jul The roundabout Trees of the Fort Tour between Hotel (Programme Code: NR138) 8 Sep Fort Canning and Fort Canning Art Did you know that a Kapok tree can grow up to 40 metres tall? Let 22 Dec Centre our nature-loving guides take you on a journey to find out more about our heritage trees and other beautiful trees like Flame of 10am – 11.30am the Forest, the towering Kapok, flaky Gelam and magnificent Madras Thorn! To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

31 NATURE Singapore Every 4th Botanic Gardens. Race Against Time Visitor Services – Science behind a Botanic Garden Tour Saturday of Counter (Programme Code: NR148) (Tanglin Gate)

the month 10am – 10.45am 28 Jul 25 Aug 22 Sep 27 Oct 24 Nov 22 Dec

If you have a keen interest in orchids, Singapore Botanic Gardens’ hybridisation programme, or how the Gardens’ specimens of dead plants assist us in recording plant species of our region, this is the tour for you! To register (15 mins before the tour commences): In Person: Visitor Services Counter (Tanglin Gate), Singapore Botanic Gardens

Meeting Point: 11 Aug The roundabout Fort Canning Spice Garden Tour between Hotel (Programme Code: NR158) 20 Oct Fort Canning and Fort Canning Art Join us as we take you on a sensory journey through the 17 Nov Centre Spice Garden, which was once the site of Singapore's first Botanical and Experimental Garden started by Sir Stamford 9am – 10.30am Raffles in 1822. Learn about spices such as nutmeg and clove that are featured prominently in various cuisines. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

NATURE 32 Meeting Point: 18 Aug Entrance of Bird-watching along the Southern Ridges Henderson Waves (Programme Code: NR168) 17 Nov at Mount Faber Park side

7.30am – 9.30am

Go bird-watching with us at the Southern Ridges, where up to 43 species of birds have been spotted so far. This tour will take you through the Forest Walk and the Singing Forest in search of these beautiful birds. Do bring along a pair of binoculars or a camera with a zoom function for a better experience. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

33 NATURE 1 Sep Kranji Marshes West Marsh Visit with the 7.30am – 11am "Kranji Marshals" 1 Dec (Programme Code: NR178)

The West Marsh, within the Core Conservation area of Kranji Marshes, is a special area designated for the conservation of the marsh birds. To minimise disturbances to these shy animals and other wildlife, access to this section is restricted to guided activities organised by NParks volunteers (the "Kranji Marshals"). The guides will be stationed at the hides and strategic locations to help you appreciate the beauty of the marsh habitat. Registration is not required. You can enter and exit the West Marsh from the gate near Moorhen Blind. A loop around West Marsh is about 1.2 km and takes about 20 minutes to complete. This includes about 400 m of narrow and uneven rocky path, which is not recommended for young children without supervision. Visitors are advised to wear comfortable walking shoes, and exercise caution when walking on this path. To minimise disturbances to this ecologically-sensitive area, please do your part by not organising group visits of more than 20 participants. If the West Marsh is too crowded, the entrance of visitors into the West Marsh will be regulated accordingly. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

Sungei Buloh 1 Sep Wetland Reserve Young Naturalist Passport (YNP) Camp (Programme Code: NR188) 17 Nov 8.30am – 3.30pm This one-day camp consists of a series of fun-filled and educational indoor and outdoor learning of the wetlands and nature conservation issues through worksheets, nature walks and hands-on activities. $5 /child & $0.50 purchase For more information: of the Young Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events Naturalist Passport

NATURE 34 Singapore 1 Sep Botanic Gardens, Dragons & Damsels in Our Wetland Learning Forest (A Guided Tour) Jacob Ballas (Programme Code: NR198) 1 Dec Children's Garden Did you know that dragonflies are among one of the most ancient winged insects in 10am – 11am the world? With body structures that have remain largely unchanged since the Jurassic age, these fighter jets of the insect world $6/child & $6/ help to keep the population of other insects accompanying in check, and are an indicator for the health adult of our environment. Join us at the Keppel Discovery Wetlands of the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ Learning Forest to discover how plants and animals have adapted to this wetland habitat, the differences between dragonflies and damselflies, and challenge yourself to identifying the many species of ‘dragons’ and ‘damsels’ that can be found here! This tour is suitable for children at the K1 – P6 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

Singapore Botanic 3 Sep Gardens, Botany "Celebrating Wildlife" Series: Centre Strange Bug-eating Plants! 9am – 1pm (A Biodiversity Investigative Workshop) (Programme Code: NR208)

$50 / child Did you know that plants like the (Includes all Venus Fly-trap and pitcher plant materials & eat bugs? Some plants have refreshments) special ‘swollen’ parts for ants to make their homes in. There are also plant-bug alliances, where the bugs defend the plant, and the plant rewards these ‘bodyguards’ with treats! Join us as we learn about these wonderfully strange plants. Participants will go on a guided tour, and bring home their own artpieces as well as potted plants. This workshop is suitable for children at the K1 – P4 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

35 NATURE Bukit Timah 5 Sep Nature Reserve Nature Keeper Camp (Programme Code: NR218) 9am – 5pm 20 & 27 This Camp will develop your child's appreciation of our forests and Nov help him or her understand the need to protect and conserve our $25 / child natural heritage. It will be carried out at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. 4 Dec This programme is suitable for children aged 7 to 11. To register: Email: [email protected] Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

Singapore Botanic 6 Sep Gardens, Botany "Celebrating Wildlife" Series: Going Centre 'Batty' at the Singapore Botanic Gardens 4.30pm – (A Biodiversity Investigative Workshop) 8.30pm (Programme Code: NR228)

Bats are often feared and misunderstood. However, in Chinese $50 / child culture, bats are believed to bring good luck! Join us to find out how (Includes all bats are important to humans and how many species of bats we materials & have in Singapore! In this night workshop, participants will get a refreshments) chance to use a bat detector to search for bats which reside in the Gardens. Besides a guided tour, participants will also bring home their own ‘batty’ art pieces as well as potted plants. This workshop is suitable for children at the P3 – P6 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

NATURE 36 Meeting Point: 8 Sep Entrance of Fun Walk along the Southern Ridges Henderson Waves (Programme Code: NR238) 8 Dec at Mount Faber Park side Take your family on a leisurely stroll through the Southern Ridges, a soothing green sanctuary that is steeped in history and home to 9am – 11am some of Singapore's most exciting flora and fauna. Highlights of the tour include the Henderson Waves, Sembcorp Forest of Giants, Forest Walk and the Singing Forest. This programme is brought to you by the Garden City Fund and Sembcorp Industries. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

Jacob Ballas 8 Sep Children’s Sara Goes Carbon Footprinting Garden (A Guided Tour) 10am – 11am (Programme Code: NR248)

Join Sara the Botanicosaurus and her new friend, Rana the Frog, in learning about carbon footprints and how we can make a difference $8.50 / child (Includes for our home, Planet Earth! Participants will also be introduced to $2.50 "Sara trees with various uses, learn how to reuse and recycle objects from Goes Carbon home and nature, and transform them into items for decorative or Footprinting" practical purposes. workbook) & This tour is suitable for children at the K1 – P6 levels. $6 / accompanying To register: adult Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

Sungei Buloh 15 Sep Wetland Reserve, A Chat with Bernard on Estuarine Main Bridge (Neo Crocodiles at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Tiew Entrance) Reserve 8am – 10am (Programme Code: NR258)

Drop by and learn all about the Estuarine Crocodile that basks in the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR) from Bernard, a SBWR volunteer with a keen interest in our reptilian friend! Find out fascinating information about the crocodile such as its characteristics and behaviour, and observe them as they go about their daily business. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

37 NATURE Jacob Ballas 27 Oct Children's Garden Orchard Tour Series: Where Do Our 10am – 11am Fruits Come From? (A Guided Tour) (Programme Code: NR268)

You may be familiar with Orchard Road, the famous shopping $6 / child & belt in Singapore, but did you know that it had humble origins as $6 / an unnamed road lined with fruit orchards? accompanying adult Let us will bring you around the new extension of the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden which houses an orchard zone where there is a collection of fruit trees. This tour will cover tropical fruits commonly found in supermarkets and other edible fruits that are grown and consumed in the region. Participants will also discover interesting pollinators that make fruit production possible. This tour is suitable for children at the K1 – S2 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

Bishan-Ang Mo 3 & 17 Kio Park, River Ecolife Family Tour Plains / Coney (Programme Code: NR278) Nov Island Park This family tour introduces Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Coney 9am – 11am Island Park and their biodiversity – have fun working together 1 & 15 answering worksheets, conducting surveys and going for photo Dec hunts, among other activities. Online registration opens a month prior to the event. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

NATURE 38 Jacob Ballas 20 Nov Children's Garden The Secret World of Pollinators 10am – 11am (A Guided Tour) (Programme Code: NR288)

Discover how plants develop from flower to fruit during this $6 / child & tour and learn more about the role pollinators –bees, birds and $6 / butterflies – play in this process! Follow us on a journey in the accompanying Children's Garden to spot nectar-producing plants and find out adult why our pollinator friends are attracted to them. This tour is suitable for children at the K1 – P6 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

Sungei Buloh 24 Nov Wetland Reserve Prawn and Fish Harvesting Demonstration Prawn Pond (Programme Code: NR298)

4pm – 5.30pm Embark on a journey to the past, when the land around Sungei Buloh comprised prawn and fish farms – the mangroves were an important spawning habitat and nursery for prawns and other life. Observe a demonstration of traditional prawn harvesting and the effect of the tides on this process. To register (Two Fridays before scheduled date): Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

39 NATURE Jacob Ballas 24 Nov Children's Garden "Reading with Nature" Series: The 10am – 11am Gigantic Sweet Potato (A Storytelling cum Guided Tour) (Programme Code: NR308)

Join us for a fun-filled session in finding out what happened to Ma when she tries to pull out the gigantic sweet potato in her garden! This session will give children the opportunity to explore nature with a tour around the Children's Garden and a storytelling session by the Junior Reading Ambassadors. The "Reading with Nature" series is jointly organised by the Singapore Botanic Gardens and National Library Board. This tour is suitable for children at the K1 – P6 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

Singapore Botanic 27 Nov Gardens, Botany Sara the Forgetful Dinosaur: Children's Centre Treasure Hunt (A Guided Tour) 10am – 11am (Programme Code: NR318)

Sara the Botanicosaurus has left her eggs in the Singapore Botanic Gardens! Children will discover interesting members of $8.50 / child the plant kingdom as they go on this treasure hunt cum guided (Includes $2.50 tour. "Sara the Forgetful Dinosaur" This tour is suitable for children at the K1 – P2 levels. workbook) & $6 / To register: accompanying Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg adult (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

NATURE 40 Singapore Botanic 4 Dec Gardens, Botany "Celebrating Wildlife" Series: Centre Fascinating Mammals of Singapore 9am – 1pm (A Biodiversity Investigative Workshop) (Programme Code: NR328) Can you still find wild mammals $50 / child in Singapore’s natural habitats (Includes all or do they only exist in the zoo? materials & Join us to learn fascinating facts refreshments) - where our native wild mammals live, what they eat and how they protect themselves from predators! In this workshop, participants will go on a guided tour, and bring home their own artpieces as well as potted plants. This workshop is suitable for children at the K1 – P4 levels.

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Jacob Ballas 5 Dec Children’s Garden The Adventures of Sara the Botanicosaurus 10am – 11am (A Guided Tour in Mandarin) (Programme Code: NR338) Sara the Botanicosaurus is hungry! Mama promised to prepare $6 / child & $6 a delicious meal for Sara if she brings home some fruits and / accompanying vegetables from the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden. Come and adult help Sara to search for the ingredients for her mouth-watering meal! This programme will be conducted in Mandarin. This tour is suitable for children at the K1 - P6 levels.

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Singapore Botanic 6 Dec Gardens, Botany "Celebrating Wildlife" Series: Centre Mysterious Birds of the Night 4.30pm – 8.30pm (A Biodiversity Investigative Workshop) (Programme Code: NR348)

$50 / child Ever heard a "hoot" in the night or a "chonk chonk chonk" coming (Includes all from the fields? These calls are likely made by the nocturnal materials & creatures! The Singapore Botanic Gardens is home to many night refreshments) birds, such as the Spotted Wood Owl, Collared Scops Owl, Large- tailed Night Jar and the Red-legged Crake. Join us in this workshop as we find out more about these mysterious birds. Participants will also bring home with them their artpieces as well as potted plants. This workshop is suitable for children at the K1 – P4 levels.

(Refer to registration information below) To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

41 NATURE Jacob Ballas 13 Dec Children’s Garden Nature Rambling at the Children's Garden 9am – 1pm (A Biodiversity Investigative Workshop) (Programme Code: NR358)

Hear the crisp leaves crackle beneath your feet. Get your hands wet $50 / child in the stream. Call out the adventurer in you as you ramble on the (Includes all various trails and habitats in the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden. materials & In this workshop, participants will explore the garden through refreshments) investigative experiments and surveys, create a biodiversity craft and pot their very own dish garden. This workshop is suitable for children at the P3 – P6 levels. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg (under the "Education" tab and proceed to the respective "Individuals" segments)

22 Dec Pasir Ris Park Pasir Ris Park Mangrove Clean Up (Programme Code: NR368) 9am – 11am During the high tide, man-made waste such as plastics and foam pieces get trapped in the mangrove forest. Cleaning up the mangrove bed can prevent such inedible material from getting ingested by the mangrove wildlife such as mudskippers, tree-climbing crabs to mangrove snakes, which you might spot during the activity.

To register: Email: [email protected]

Photo credit: Jeanice Aw

NATURE 42 Singapore Monthly Botanic Gardens, Singapore Botanic Gardens Speaker Series Botany Centre, (Programme Code: NR378) Function Hall The Singapore Botanic Gardens benefits from the knowledge 4pm – 5pm and expertise of eminent visiting foreign botanists, as well as distinguished local scientists. This series offers them a platform to share their passion and the fascinating stories behind their research with the public. For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg

Monthly Various locations Families for Nature (Programme Code: NR388)

Families for Nature is an initiative which encourages families to experience nature and learn more about Singapore's biodiversity through exciting events and activities organised under the National Parks Board's Community in Nature (CIN) programme. Take part in activities organised throughout the year with your family! These activities fall into four categories – Nature Adventurer, Wildlife Guardian, CIN Ambassador and SGBioAtlas Contributor. Participate in all four types of activities and collect unique stamps and puzzle pieces. Upon completion of each activity, you will also receive one of four puzzle pieces. Collect all four pieces to form a map featuring Singapore's rich biodiversity. For more information: www.nparks.gov.sg/familiesfornature

Scan the QR code to donate to support our City in a Garden through the Garden City Fund.

43 NATURE Photo credit: Kathleen Yap

7.30am – 11am Mass Chalk Art Drawing (Programme Code: SW018)

Does your child enjoy doodling or drawing? Walk in to any business outlet at Parkland Green and ask for some free chalk. Unleash their creativity and have a go drawing on the concrete floor outside the outlets. For more information: Website: http://www.nparks.gov. sg/weekends

Every Various locations Sundays @ The Park 8.30am – 9.30am (Programme Code: SW028) Sunday 9am – 10am 9.30am – 10.30am Get active with your family and friends every Sunday! Bond over 5pm – 6pm fun, instructor-led group workouts at a park near you. Organised in collaboration with the Health Promotion Board (HPB), look forward to energetic routines suitable for all ages such as Zumba® Fitness, Mind Body & Blend, and more to keep yourself trim and fit! There’s also the Men’s Boot Camp and Circuit Training to get your heart pumping. The programme schedule is subject to change. For more information: Website: www.healthhub.sg/programmes/33/sundays-at-the- park

Bishan-Ang Mo 8 Jul Kio Park, River Weekends in The Park: Plains (near Family Yoga in the Park 12 Aug Carpark A) (Programme Code: SW038) 8am – 9am Soak in the morning sun with a family yoga session in the park, on every second Sunday of the month! Take the opportunity to enjoy the open lawns, lush banks of wildflowers and unique waterways. Things to bring: water bottle, yoga mat and mosquito repellent. For more information: Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/weekends

45 SPORTS & WELLNESS Various Various locations* Therapeutic Horticulture Programme 9am – 10.30am (Programme Code: SW048) dates* The Therapeutic Horticulture Programme is designed to stimulate participants’ senses and memories through interaction $38 / participant with nature. With growing interest in the benefits of therapeutic with full 100% waiver for horticulture, this programme is suitable for elderly groups, participants from persons with dementia and other special needs. Each session is MCCY registered 1.5 hours and has a minimum group size of five and a maximum charities, IPC, group size of ten participants (caregivers not included). The Co-op and VWOs programme’s highlight is a horticulture activity or nature art activity.

*Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park: 23 & 28 Oct, 13 & 27 Nov, 11 Dec Choa Chu Kang Park: 30 Aug, 13 Sep, 11 & 25 Oct, 8 & 22 Nov, 6 Dec

Tiong Bahru Park: 10, 24 & 27 Oct, 7 & 21 Nov, 5 & 19 Dec For more information: Website: https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/ therapeutic-gardens

To register (two weeks prior to event): Email: [email protected]

SPORTS & WELLNESS 46 East Coast Park, 14 & Marine Cove Weekends in The Park: Lifestyle Market & Workshops 15 Jul 11am – 8pm (Programme Code: SW058)

Join us for weekends of free activities and great giveaways! Expect fun for the whole family, with art activities, sports, games and many more. East Coast Park, 11 & Parkland Green For more information: Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/weekends 12 Aug 11am – 8pm

Fort Canning 15 Jul Park, Healthy Living through Navayugum (Programme Code: SW068) 14 Oct Spice Garden 10am – 12pm

Join us in this session by the Navayugum Society to learn how you and your family can improve your well-being through the use of spices in healthy dishes. You will also learn the importance of relaxation during a yoga session held in our garden. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

47 SPORTS & WELLNESS Civic District – Car-Free Sunday SG Every Connaught Drive, Empress Place & (Programme Code: SW078) last Esplanade Park Have a fun-filled Sunday in the Civic District, which is transformed Sunday 8am – 12pm into a walkable, cyclist-friendly, and activity-packed precinct. Be prepared for good food and good times for the young and old! of odd For more information: months Website: ura.sg/carfreesundaysg 29 Jul 28 Oct 30 Dec

Photo credit: URA

Alexandra Canal PCN Improvement Project with 29 Sep Linear Park 9am – 11am Friends of PCN (Programme Code: SW088)

Join the Friends of PCN in this installment of a series of PCN improvement projects! Take a break from the desk and get involved in some hands-on work at Alexandra Canal Linear Park, where we will be carrying out planting and track construction work. To register: Email: [email protected]

SPORTS & WELLNESS 48 Fort Canning 6 Oct Park Holistic Nutrition through Ayurveda (Programme Code: SW098) 10am – 12pm Ayurveda teaches a customised approach to nutrition. By understanding your body’s constitution and the impact on your $10 / pax digestion, you will be able to assess the types of food that are suitable for you. This workshop is organised in collaboration with the Ayurveda Association of Singapore (AAOS). To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

Singapore Sports Bike Tours around Marina Bay 10 & 11 Hub (Programme Code: SW108) Nov 4pm – 7pm Keen on some fun on wheels with family and friends? Sign up for our bike tours that will take you around the scenic Marina Bay area, held in conjunction with the Healthy Lifestyle Festival 2018 on 10 & 11 November at the Singapore Sports Hub! The tours will commence at 4pm on both days. To register: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

49 SPORTS & WELLNESS SMS the programme code to 7PARK (77275) to receive updates on each programme (standard message and data rates may apply). Please note that subscription to updates on a programme does not constitute registration for the actual programme. Sign up for our free e-newsletters at www.nparks.gov.sg/mailinglist to receive event updates or learn how you can shape our City in a Garden. To receive the e-newsletter on your mobile, SMS code (NB01) to 7PARK (77275). Singapore 30 Jun Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens 10am – 10pm Heritage Festival 2018 – 8 Jul (Programme Code: SE018)

2018 Join the Singapore Botanic Gardens as it celebrates its 3-year inscription anniversary as a UNESCO World Heritage site in a series of everything heritage from tours by staff and volunteers, concerts and performances, food trails, plant sales and free entry to the National Orchid Garden. Let history come alive in the Singapore Botanic Gardens! For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg

51 SPECIAL EVENTS Sands Expo 18 – Convention International Federation of Landscape 21 Jul Centre Architects (IFLA) World Congress 9am – 6pm Singapore 2018 (Programme Code: SE028)

*Admission fees International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) World apply Congress Singapore 2018 will be the largest and most significant event for landscape professionals in the world. It is the key platform that champions landscape architecture as a major contributor to the development of attractive, liveable, equitable, and sustainable environments of the future through the themes of Biophilic City, Smart Nation, and Future Resilience. The Congress promises an enriching experience that will feature the most inclusive exhibition showcase involving landscaping solutions, innovations, and products in the Asia Pacific and other regions of the world. Participants can look forward to connecting with a comprehensive community including government bodies, business leaders, industry representatives, academics, and thought-leaders on conversations that surround potential strategic innovations to adapt to the changing environment. This congress is held in conjunction with Singapore Garden Festival. NParks is the organising partner with IFLA and Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects. *Admission to the trade show is free but entry to the congress is chargeable.

For more information: Website: www.ifla2018.com

SPECIAL EVENTS 52 Gardens by 21 Jul the Bay Singapore Garden Festival 2018 (Programme Code: SE038) – 10am – 10pm The Singapore Garden Festival will make its highly anticipated 3 Aug return from 21 July to 3 August 2018. This is the seventh time the Admission fees biennial event will enchant local and international visitors alike. apply Jointly organised by the National Parks Board (NParks) and Gardens by the Bay, the 14-day Premier Tropical Garden and Flower Show will wow visitors with a visual spectacle of exquisite exhibits and new offerings, created by close to 30 internationally acclaimed garden and floral designers. Key highlights at this year’s Festival include the highly popular Landscape and Fantasy Show Gardens and the Floral Windows to the World displays. Other highlights include the Orchid Extravaganza at the Flower Dome, Balcony Gardens, ASEAN Garden, Secret Garden of Edibles, Landscape Design Challenge, Gardener’s Cup, and Learning Garden. Visitors can also check out the vibrant MarketPlace with over 100 booths offering food and beverages, plants, gardening and landscape products and services, and arts and crafts for sale. They can also look forward to performances by local musicians.

For more information: Website: www.singaporegardenfestival.com

53 SPECIAL EVENTS 29 Jul Istana Domain Istana Open House 8.30am – 6pm (Programme Code: SE048) 6 Nov Visit the Istana during its Open House and sign up for the Nature Guided Walk (charges apply, see below), a collaboration Free admission for Singaporeans between the President’s Office and NParks, which will showcase and PRs the Istana’s flora and fauna. 29 Jul – National Day Open House 6 Nov – Deepavali Open House $2 / pax for all other visitors The guided walk will be conducted hourly from 10am to 4pm. Charges for the Nature Guided Walk: $2 / child (aged 3 years and above) $4 / pax for Singaporeans or PRs (aged 13 and above) $10 / pax for foreigners (aged 13 and above) $12 / family of four for Singaporeans and PRs $30 / family of four for all other visitors For more information: Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/events

SPECIAL EVENTS 54 Civic District, 27 & 28 Esplanade Park & NParks Parks Festival (Programme Code: PF03) Oct Empress Lawn Various times Eat! Play! Shop! Parks Festival, organised by NParks, is back with its 3rd edition at Esplanade Park and Empress Lawn on 27 Oct (Sat) and 28 Oct (Sun), and with it, the ever-popular Rockestra®! Snap #instaworthy pictures at outdoor installations, bring out the artist in you during walking sketching tours, get up close and personal with local biodiversity at interactive booths, and satisfy your #foodporn cravings at out F&B stalls! Christmas is around the corner so get your retail therapy on! Shop in comfort in our custom-built double-storey retail space named 'The Incubator' which will house more than 80 vendors from Gardeners' Day Out, Artists' Night Out and AVA's Farmer's Market. Don't worry about lugging around your shopping – we've got you covered. Storage services will be made available leaving you hands-free to enjoy the rest of the festivities. Once you are done eating and shopping, it's time to play! Let your hair down and party the night away at the 10th edition of Rockestra®, entitled 'Something Old, Something New'. Featuring local acts Enigma, Jive Talkin', Khim Ng & The MAD Company, SuperSonic and The Countdown, you can expect to be treated to classic retro hits and Top 40s current hits. Pre-show entertainment will be provided by the finalists from our very own NParks talent incubation programme Live Out Loud: Battle of the Bands and NParks resident band, RB1A! Not going to be at the Civic District? Fret not! We have a host of satellite activities taking place simultaneously on both days, across various parks and green spaces as well! Parks Festival is held in conjunction with the Car-Free Weekend. For full programme information and listings, visit Parks Festival @ www.nparks.gov.sg/parksfestival. Car-Free Weekend @ ura.sg/carfreesunday.sg.

55 SPECIAL EVENTS 3 & 4 TBC Clean & Green Singapore 2018 9am – 6pm (Programme Code: SE058) Nov Visit the Clean & Green Singapore Carnival and learn new tips on going green via exhibits, hands-on and stage activities and more during the two-day event.

For more information: Website: www.cgs.sg

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SPECIAL EVENTS 56 Overview Calendar 58 July 64 October 60 August 66 November 62 September 68 December

57 OVERVIEW CALENDAR Sundays @ the Park JUL 2018 8 Jul Various locations 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Sundays @ the Park 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 1 Jul Various locations Weekends in The Park: 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Family Yoga in the Park 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 8am – 9am Market Square Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens Market Square 9am – 7.30pm Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 7.30pm Heritage Festival 2018 Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens Heritage Festival 2018 10am – 10pm Singapore Botanic Gardens NParks Concert Series in the Park 10am – 10pm – NAC-ExxonMobil Concert in the NParks Concert Series in the Park – Park Dances in the Gardens Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage 4.30pm – 6.30pm 6pm – 7pm Singapore Botanic Gardens Therapeutic Horticulture Programme 2 & 3 Heritage Festival 2018 Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 10 Jul 9am – 11am 10am – 10pm Jul Open House at Teck Seng's Place Singapore Botanic Gardens 14 Jul Pulau Ubin 4 Jul Heritage Festival 2018 10am – 2pm Singapore Botanic Gardens Weekends in The Park: 10am – 10pm Lifestyle Market & Workshops Chek Jawa Guided Tour East Coast Park Chek Jawa Wetlands 11am – 8pm Selected times Evening Chorus at Kranji Marshes Singapore Botanic Gardens (Guided Tour) 5 & 6 Heritage Festival 2018 Kranji Marshes Singapore Botanic Gardens 4.30pm – 6.30pm 10am – 10pm NParks Live Out Loud: Jul Battle of the Bands 2018 Singapore Botanic Gardens East Coast Park 7 Jul Market Square 6.30pm – 8.30pm Singapore Botanic Gardens Sundays @ the Park 9am – 7.30pm 15 Jul Various locations Singapore Botanic Gardens 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Heritage Festival 2018 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Singapore Botanic Gardens Open House at Teck Seng's Place 10am – 10pm Pulau Ubin Heritage on the Hill Tour 10am – 2pm Fort Canning Park Weekends in The Park: 4pm – 6pm Lifestyle Market & Workshops NParks Concert Series in the Park – East Coast Park Annual Jazz Outreach at 11am – 8pm Singapore Botanic Gardens NParks Concert Series in the Park Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage – Dunman High School Symphonic 6pm – 7.30pm Band Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage 6pm – 7pm

OVERVIEW CALENDAR 58 International Federation of Monument Trail 18 Jul Landscape Architects (IFLA) World 27 Jul Civic District Congress Singapore 2018 10am – 11.30am Sands Expo Convention Centre Singapore Garden Festival 2018 9am – 6pm Gardens by the Bay Chek Jawa Guided Tour 21 Jul – 3 Aug Chek Jawa Wetlands 10am – 10pm Selected times Heritage Tour International Federation of 28 Jul Singapore Botanic Gardens 19 & 20 Landscape Architects (IFLA) World 9am Congress Singapore 2018 Learning Forest Tour Jul Sands Expo Convention Centre Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 6pm 9am – 10am International Federation of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 21 Jul Landscape Architects (IFLA) World Guided Tour Congress Singapore 2018 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Sands Expo Convention Centre 9.30am 9am – 6pm Nature Appreciation Walk at Trees of the Fort Tour Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Fort Canning Park Windsor Nature Park 10am – 11.30am Windsor Nature Park Singapore Garden Festival 2018 9.30am – 10.30am Gardens by the Bay Race Against Time – Science behind 21 Jul – 3 Aug a Botanic Garden Tour 10am – 10pm Singapore Botanic Gardens Sundays @ the Park 10am – 10.45am 22 Jul Various locations Open House at Teck Seng's Place 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Pulau Ubin 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 10am – 2pm Singapore Garden Festival 2018 Singapore Garden Festival 2018 Gardens by the Bay Gardens by the Bay 21 Jul – 3 Aug 21 Jul – 3 Aug 10am – 10pm 10am – 10pm Singapore Garden Festival 2018 Walk with Your Neighbours – Gardens by the Bay the Macaques of MacRitchie, 23 Jul Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah 21 Jul – 3 Aug 10am – 10pm Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 5pm – 6.30pm Zingiberales – Beauty in Diversity Exhibition Car-Free Sunday SG Singapore Botanic Gardens 29 Jul Civic District 23 Jul – 11 Nov 8am – 12pm 9am – 6pm Civic District Events Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Civic District 24 Jul Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park 8am – 12pm 9am – 11am Istana National Day Open House Singapore Garden Festival 2018 Istana Domain Gardens by the Bay 8.30am – 6pm 21 Jul – 3 Aug Sundays @ the Park 10am – 10pm Various locations 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Singapore Garden Festival 2018 25 & Gardens by the Bay 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 21 Jul – 3 Aug Civic District Tree Trail 10am – 10pm Various locations 26 Jul 9am – 10.30am

59 OVERVIEW CALENDAR Pioneers Trail along Ann Siang Hill Open House at Teck Seng's Place and Telok Ayer Green 9 Aug Pulau Ubin Tanjong Pagar MRT station (Exit G) 10am – 2pm 10am – 11.30am Open House at Teck Seng's Place Learning Forest Tour Pulau Ubin 11 Aug Singapore Botanic Gardens 10am – 2pm 9am – 10am Singapore Garden Festival 2018 Rain Forest Tour Gardens by the Bay Singapore Botanic Gardens 21 Jul – 3 Aug 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) 10am – 10pm 10am & 4pm (Mandarin) NParks Concert Series in the Park – Fort Canning Spice Garden Tour Singapore Symphony Orchestra Fort Canning Park Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage 9am – 10.30am 6pm – 7pm Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Singapore Garden Festival 2018 Guided Tour 30 & Gardens by the Bay Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 21 Jul – 3 Aug 9.30am 10am – 10pm Open House at Teck Seng's Place 31 Jul Chek Jawa Guided Tour Pulau Ubin Chek Jawa Wetlands 10am – 2pm Selected times Weekends in The Park: Weekends in The Park: Lifestyle Market & Workshops Various Mass Chalk Art Drawing East Coast Park East Coast Park 11am – 8pm 7.30am – 11pm Evening Chorus at Kranji Marshes Singapore Botanic Gardens (Guided Tour) Speaker Series Kranji Marshes Singapore Botanic Gardens 4.30pm – 6.30pm Monthly Walk with Your Neighbours – 4pm – 5pm the Macaques of MacRitchie, Families for Nature Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah Various locations Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Jul – Dec 5pm – 6.30pm NParks Concert Series in the Park – Singapore Chinese Orchestra Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage AUG 2018 6pm – 7pm NParks Live Out Loud: Singapore Garden Festival 2018 Battle of the Bands 2018 Gardens by the Bay 1 – 3 East Coast Park 21 Jul – 3 Aug 6.30pm – 8.30pm Aug 10am – 10pm Weekends in The Park: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 12 Aug Family Yoga in the Park 4 Aug Guided Tour Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 8am – 9am 9.30am Sundays @ the Park Healing Garden Tour Various locations Singapore Botanic Gardens 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 9am & 10am (English) 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 10am (Mandarin) Open House at Teck Seng's Place Rain Forest Tour Pulau Ubin Singapore Botanic Gardens 10am – 2pm 10am (Japanese) Weekends in The Park: Sundays @ the Park Lifestyle Market & Workshops 5 Aug Various locations East Coast Park 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 11am – 8pm 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm

OVERVIEW CALENDAR 60 Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 14 Aug Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park Guided Tour 9am – 11am Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 9.30am Bird-watching along the 18 Aug Southern Ridges Nature Appreciation Walk at The Southern Ridges Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and 7.30am – 9.30am Windsor Nature Park Windsor Nature Park National Orchid Garden Tour 9.30am – 10.30am National Orchid Garden 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) Race Against Time – Science behind 4pm (Mandarin) a Botanic Garden Tour Singapore Botanic Gardens Art in Nature 10am – 10.45am Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 9am – 12pm Open House at Teck Seng's Place Pulau Ubin Gardeners’ Day Out (GDO) 10am – 2pm HortPark 9am – 3pm A Walk with Your Neighbours – the Macaques of MacRitchie, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah Guided Tour Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 5pm – 6.30pm 9.30am NParks Concert Series in the Park – Nature Appreciation Walk at Opera at Twilight 2018 Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage Windsor Nature Park 6pm – 7pm Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 9.30am – 10.30am Sundays @ the Park Kampong Tour 26 Aug Various locations Pulau Ubin 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 9.30am – 11.30am 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Rustic Reflections Tour Open House at Teck Seng's Place Pulau Ubin Pulau Ubin 9.30am – 11.30am 10am – 2pm Beautiful Indoor Plants: NParks Concert Series in the Park – Begonias and African Violets Nan Hua Chinese Orchestra Family (A Gardening Workshop) and Friends Singapore Botanic Gardens Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage 10am – 1pm 6pm – 7pm A Walk with Your Neighbours – Therapeutic Horticulture Programme the Macaques of MacRitchie, Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah 28 Aug 9am – 11am Lower Peirce Reservoir Park 5pm – 6.30pm Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Tiong Bahru Park NParks Concert Series in the Park – 29 Aug 9am – 11am 19 Aug Go Local! Memorable Tunes Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage Therapeutic Horticulture Programme 6pm – 7pm 30 Aug Choa Chu Kang Park 9am – 11am National Orchid Garden School 25 Aug Holidays Special Weekends in The Park: National Orchid Garden Various Mass Chalk Art Drawing 8.30am – 7pm East Coast Park Heritage Tour 7.30am – 11pm Singapore Botanic Gardens Zingiberales – Beauty in Diversity 9am Exhibition Learning Forest Tour Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens 23 Jul – 11 Nov 9am – 10am 9am – 6pm

61 OVERVIEW CALENDAR Singapore Botanic Gardens Nature Keeper Camp Speaker Series 5 Sep Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 5pm Monthly 4pm – 5pm "Celebrating Wildlife" Series: 6 Sep Going 'Batty' at the Singapore Families for Nature Botanic Gardens (A Biodiversity Various locations Investigative Workshop) Jul – Dec Singapore Botanic Gardens 4.30pm – 8.30pm Learning Forest Tour 8 Sep Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 10am SEP 2018 Fun Walk along the Southern Ridges The Southern Ridges West Marsh Visit with the 9am – 11am 1 Sep "Kranji Marshals" Rain Forest Tour Kranji Marshes Singapore Botanic Gardens 7.30am – 11am 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) Young Naturalist Pasport Camp 10am & 4pm (Mandarin) Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 8.30am – 3.30pm Guided Tour Healing Garden Tour Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Singapore Botanic Gardens 9.30am 9am & 10am (English) Sara Goes Carbon Footprinting 10am (Mandarin) (A Guided Tour) Singapore Botanic Gardens Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden Market Square 10am – 11am Singapore Botanic Gardens Trees of the Fort Tour 9am – 7.30pm Fort Canning Park Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 10am – 11.30am Guided Tour Open House at Teck Seng's Place Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Pulau Ubin 9.30am 10am – 2pm Rain Forest Tour Evening Chorus at Kranji Marshes Singapore Botanic Gardens (Guided Tour) 10am (Japanese) Kranji Marshes Dragons & Damsels in Our Wetland 4.30pm – 6.30pm (A Guided Tour) A Walk with Your Neighbours – Singapore Botanic Gardens the Macaques of MacRitchie, 10am – 11am Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah MacRitchie Reservoir Park Sundays @ the Park 5pm – 6.30pm Various locations 2 Sep NParks Concert Series in the Park – 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / I MAESTRI 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage Singapore Botanic Gardens 6pm – 7pm Market Square Singapore Botanic Gardens NParks Live Out Loud: 9am – 7.30pm Battle of the Bands 2018 NParks Concert Series in the Park – East Coast Park NAC-ExxonMobil Concert in the Park 6.30pm – 8.30pm Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage Sundays @ the Park 4.30pm – 6.30pm 9 Sep Various locations "Celebrating Wildlife" Series: 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 3 Sep Strange Bug-eating Plants! (A 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Biodiversity Investigative Workshop) Open House at Teck Seng's Place Singapore Botanic Gardens Pulau Ubin 9am – 1pm 10am – 2pm

OVERVIEW CALENDAR 62 NParks Concert Series in the Park – Learning Forest Tour PianoBotanica Singapore Botanic Gartdens Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage 9am – 10am 6pm – 7pm Introduction to Bonsai Jurong Lake Gardens Therapeutic Horticulture Programme 9am – 11am 11 Sep Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park 9am – 11am Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Guided Tour Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 13 Sep Choa Chu Kang Park 9.30am 9am – 11am Nature Appreciation Walk at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and A Chat with Bernard on Estuarine Windsor Nature Park Crocodiles 15 Sep Windsor Nature Park Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 9.30am – 10.30am 8am – 10am Race Against Time – Science behind National Orchid Garden Tour a Botanic Garden Tour National Orchid Garden Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) 10am – 10.45am 4pm (Mandarin) Garden Treats: Mid-Autumn Special Nature Sketching in the Gardens – Snowskin Mooncakes Singapore Botanic Gardens (A Culinary Workshop) 9am – 11am Jacob Ballas Children's Garden Nature Appreciation Walk at 10am – 11.30am Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Brick Art Workshop Windsor Nature Park Jurong Lake Gardens Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 10am – 12pm 9.30am – 10.30am Open House at Teck Seng's Place Art in Nature Pulau Ubin Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 10am – 2pm 9am – 12pm Growing Tropical Orchids for Gardeners' Day Out (GDO) Beginners (A Gardening Workshop HortPark cum Guided Tour) 9am – 3pm Singapore Botanic Gardens Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 10am – 5pm Guided Tour Heritage on the Hill Tour Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Fort Canning Park 9.30am 4pm – 6pm Kampong Tour A Walk with Your Neighbours – Pulau Ubin the Macaques of MacRitchie, 9.30am – 11.30am Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah Rustic Reflections Tour Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Pulau Ubin 5pm – 6.30pm 9.30am – 11.30am NParks Concert Series in the Park – A Walk with Your Neighbours – Garden Sounds the Macaques of MacRitchie, Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah 5pm – 6.30pm Lower Peirce Reservoir Park Sundays @ the Park 5pm – 6.30pm 23 Sep Various locations Sundays @ the Park 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 16 Sep Various locations 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Open House at Teck Seng's Place 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Pulau Ubin 10am – 2pm Heritage Tour NParks Concert Series in the Park – 22 Sep Singapore Botanic Gardens NUS Wind Symphony 9am Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage 6pm – 7pm

63 OVERVIEW CALENDAR Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve NParks Concert Series in the Park – 29 Sep Guided Tour A Cappella Festival 2018 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage 9.30am 6pm – 8pm PCN Improvement Project with Sundays @ the Park Friends of PCN Various locations Alexandra Canal Linear Park 7 Oct 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 9am – 11am 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Sundays @ the Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Sep Various locations Market Square 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Singapore Botanic Gardens 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 9am – 7.30pm NParks Concert Series in the Park – Weekends in The Park: MacPherson Philharmonic Orchestra Mass Chalk Art Drawing Various Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage East Coast Park 6pm – 7pm 7.30am – 11pm Zingiberales – Beauty in Diversity Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Exhibition 10 Oct Tiong Bahru Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 11am 23 Jul – 11 Nov 9am – 6pm Therapeutic Horticulture Programme 11 Oct Choa Chu Kang Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 11am Speaker Series Singapore Botanic Gardens Learning Forest Tour Monthly 13 Oct Singapore Botanic Gardens 4pm – 5pm 9am – 10am Families for Nature Rain Forest Tour Various locations Singapore Botanic Gardens Jul – Dec 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) 10am & 4pm (Mandarin) Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Guided Tour Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve OCT 2018 9.30am Open House at Teck Seng's Place Healing Garden Tour Pulau Ubin 6 Oct Singapore Botanic Gardens 10am – 2pm 9am & 10am (English) Evening Chorus at Kranji Marshes 10am (Mandarin) (Guided Tour) Singapore Botanic Gardens Kranji Marshes Market Square 4.30pm – 6.30pm Singapore Botanic Gardens A Walk with Your Neighbours – 9am – 7.30pm the Macaques of MacRitchie, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah Guided Tour MacRitchie Reservoir Park Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 5pm – 6.30pm 9.30am NParks Concert Series in the Park – Rain Forest Tour Bandstand 6 Singapore Botanic Gardens Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage 10am (Japanese) 5.30pm – 7pm Holistic Nutrition through Ayurveda Sundays @ the Park Fort Canning Park Various locations 10am – 12pm 14 Oct 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Herbs & Spices (A Gardening 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Workshop cum Guided Tour) Singapore Botanic Gardens Healthy Living through Navayugum 10am – 5pm Fort Canning Park 10am – 12pm

OVERVIEW CALENDAR 64 Open House at Teck Seng's Place Heritage Tour Pulau Ubin 27 Oct Singapore Botanic Gardens 10am – 2pm 9am National Orchid Garden Tour Learning Forest Tour National Orchid Garden Singapore Botanic Gardens 20 Oct 9am – 10am 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) 4pm (Mandarin) Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Tiong Bahru Park Fort Canning Spice Garden Tour Fort Canning Park 9am – 11am 9am – 10.30am Gardeners' Day Out HortPark Art in Nature Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 9am – 3pm 9am – 12pm Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Guided Tour Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Guided Tour Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 9.30am 9.30am Nature Appreciation Walk at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Nature Appreciation Walk at Windsor Nature Park Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Windsor Nature Reserve Windsor Nature Park Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 9.30am – 10.30am 9.30am – 10.30am Race Against Time – Science behind a Botanic Garden Tour Kampong Tour Singapore Botanic Gardens Pulau Ubin 10am – 10.45am 9.30am – 11.30am Orchard Tour Series: Where Do Our Rustic Reflections Tour Fruits Come From? (A Guided Tour) Pulau Ubin Jacob Ballas Children's Garden 9.30am – 11.30am 10am – 11am Brick Art Workshop Jurong Lake Gardens Open House at Teck Seng's Place Pulau Ubin 10am – 12pm 10am – 2pm A Walk with Your Neighbours – The Art of Planting: Container the Macaques of MacRitchie, Gardens and Terrariums Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah (A Gardening Workshop) Lower Peirce Reservoir Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 5pm – 6.30pm 10am – 5pm A Singapore Botanic Gardens A Walk with Your Neighbours – Movie: "Mary Poppins" the Macaques of MacRitchie, Singapore Botanic Gardens Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah 6pm – 10pm Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Sundays @ the Park 5pm – 6.30pm 21 Oct Various locations NParks Live Out Loud: Battle of the 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Bands 2018 (in conjunction with 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm NParks Parks Festival 2018) Empress Lawn Therapeutic Horticulture Programme 6pm Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park 23 Oct NParks Concert Series in the Park: 9am – 11am Rockestra® (in conjunction with Therapeutic Horticulture Programme NParks Parks Festival 2018) 24 Oct Tiong Bahru Park Civic District 9am – 11am 7pm till late NParks Parks Festival 2018 Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Civic District 25 Oct Choa Chu Kang Park Various times 9am – 11am

65 OVERVIEW CALENDAR Car-Free Sunday SG Ecolife Family Tour 28 Oct Civic District Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park / 8am – 12pm Coney Island Park Civic District Events 9am – 11am Civic District Singapore Botanic Gardens 8am – 12pm Market Square Sundays @ the Park Singapore Botanic Gardens Various locations 9am – 7.30pm 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Guided Tour Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Civic District Tree Trail Various locations 9.30am 9am – 10.30am Rain Forest Tour Singapore Botanic Gardens Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park 10am (Japanese) 9am – 11am Heritage on the Hill Tour Fort Canning Park Gardeners' Day Out 4pm – 6pm HortPark 9am – 3pm Clean & Green Singapore 2018 TBC Pioneers Trail along Ann Siang Hill 9am – 6pm and Telok Ayer Green Tanjong Pagar MRT station (Exit G) Sundays @ the Park 10am – 11.30am 4 Nov Various locations Open House at Teck Seng's Place 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Pulau Ubin 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 10am – 2pm Singapore Botanic Gardens NParks Parks Festival 2018 Market Square Civic District Singapore Botanic Gardens Various times 9am – 7.30pm Clean & Green Singapore 2018 Weekends in The Park: TBC Mass Chalk Art Drawing Various 9am – 6pm East Coast Park 7.30am – 11pm NParks Concert Series in the Park – NAC-ExxonMobil Concert in the Zingiberales – Beauty in Diversity Park Exhibition Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage Singapore Botanic Gardens 4.30pm – 6.30pm 23 Jul – 11 Nov 9am – 6pm Istana Deepavali Open House Singapore Botanic Gardens 6 Nov Istana Domain Speaker Series 8.30am – 6pm Singapore Botanic Gardens Open House at Teck Seng's Place Monthly Pulau Ubin 4pm – 5pm 10am – 2pm Families for Nature Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Various locations Tiong Bahru Park Jul – Dec 7 Nov 9am – 11am Therapeutic Horticulture Programme 8 Nov Choa Chu Kang Park 9am – 11am NOV 2018 National Orchid Garden School 10 Nov Holidays Special National Orchid Garden Healing Garden Tour 8.30am – 7pm Singapore Botanic Gardens 3 Nov Learning Forest Tour 9am & 10am (English) Singapore Botanic Gardens 10am (Mandarin) 9am – 10am

OVERVIEW CALENDAR 66 Rain Forest Tour Art in Nature Singapore Botanic Gardens Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) 9am – 12pm 10am & 4pm (Mandarin) Gardeners' Day Out (GDO) Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve HortPark Guided Tour 9am – 3pm Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve National Orchid Garden Tour 9.30am National Orchid Garden Open House at Teck Seng's Place 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) Pulau Ubin 4pm (Mandarin) 10am – 2pm Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Bike Tours around Marina Bay Guided Tour Singapore Sports Hub Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 4pm – 7pm 9.30am Evening Chorus at Kranji Marshes Nature Appreciation Walk at (Guided Tour) Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Kranji Marshes Windsor Nature Park 4.30pm – 6.30pm Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 9.30am – 10.30am A Walk with Your Neighbours – the Macaques of MacRitchie, Kampong Tour Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah Pulau Ubin MacRitchie Reservoir Park 9.30am – 11.30am 5pm – 6.30pm Rustic Reflections Tour Pulau Ubin Sundays @ the Park 9.30am – 11.30am Various locations 11 Nov Brick Art Workshop 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Jurong Lake Gardens 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 10am – 12pm Open House at Teck Seng's Place Pulau Ubin A Walk with Your Neighbours – the Macaques of MacRitchie, 10am – 2pm Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah Bike Tours around Marina Bay Lower Peirce Reservoir Park Singapore Sports Hub 5pm – 6.30pm 4pm – 7pm A Singapore Botanic Gardens Sundays @ the Park Movie: "Ramen Teh" 18 Nov Various locations Singapore Botanic Gardens 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 7.30pm – 9pm 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Nature Keeper Camp 13 Nov Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park 20 Nov Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 9am – 11am 9am – 5pm The Secret World of Pollinators Bird-watching along the (A Guided Tour) 17 Nov Southern Ridges Jacob Ballas Children's Garden The Southern Ridges 10am – 11am 7.30am – 9.30am Young Naturalist Pasport Camp Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 21 Nov Tiong Bahru Park 8.30am – 3.30pm 9am – 11am Fort Canning Spice Garden Tour Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Fort Canning Park 22 Nov Choa Chu Kang Park 9am – 10.30am 9am – 11am Ecolife Family Tour "Grow with Nature" Drama Series: Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park / Where The Wild Things Are (A Coney Island Park Drama Workshop) 9am – 11am Jacob Ballas Children's Garden Nature Sketching in the Gardens 10am – 11am Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 11am

67 OVERVIEW CALENDAR Chek Jawa Guided Tour Nature Keeper Camp 23 Nov Chek Jawa Wetlands Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Selected times 9am – 5pm Sara the Forgetful Dinosaur: Heritage Tour Children's Treasure Hunt (A Guided Singapore Botanic Gardens 24 Nov Tour) 9am Singapore Botanic Gardens Learning Forest Tour 10am – 11am Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 10am Singapore Botanic Gardens Trees of the World Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 30 Nov Singapore Botanic Gardens Guided Tour 30 Nov 2018 – 1 Jan 2019 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 5am – 11.30pm 9.30am Nature Appreciation Walk at Weekends in The Park: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Various Mass Chalk Art Drawing Windsor Nature Park East Coast Park Windsor Nature Park 7.30am – 11pm 9.30am – 10.30am Zingiberales – Beauty in Diversity Race Against Time – Science behind Exhibition a Botanic Garden Tour Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens 23 Jul – 11 Nov 10am – 10.45am 9am – 6pm "Reading with Nature" Series: The Singapore Botanic Gardens Gigantic Sweet Potato (A Storytelling Speaker Series cum Guided Tour) Singapore Botanic Gardens Jacob Ballas Children's Garden Monthly 10am – 11am 4pm – 5pm Open House at Teck Seng's Place Families for Nature Pulau Ubin Various locations 10am – 2pm Jul – Dec

Prawn and Fish Harvesting Demonstration Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 4pm – 5.30pm DEC 2018 A Walk with Your Neighbours – the Macaques of MacRitchie, Healing Garden Tour Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah 1 Dec Singapore Botanic Gardens Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 9am & 10am (English) 10am (Mandarin) 5pm – 6.30pm West Marsh Visit with the Chek Jawa Guided Tour "Kranji Marshals" Chek Jawa Wetlands Kranji Marshes Selected times 9am – 7.30pm Sundays @ the Park Ecolife Family Tour 25 Nov Various locations Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park / 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Coney Island Park 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 9am – 11am Open House at Teck Seng's Place Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Pulau Ubin Guided Tour 10am – 2pm Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 9.30am Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Rain Forest Tour Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park 27 Nov Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 11am 10am (Japanese) Dragons & Damsels in Our Wetland (A Guided Tour) Jacob Ballas Children's Garden 10am – 11am

OVERVIEW CALENDAR 68 Sundays @ the Park A Walk with Your Neighbours – 2 Dec Various locations the Macaques of MacRitchie, 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm MacRitchie Reservoir Park 5pm – 6.30pm "Celebrating Wildlife" Series: 4 Dec Fascinating Mammals of Singapore NParks Live Out Loud: (A Biodiversity Investigative Battle of the Bands 2018 Workshop) East Coast Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 6.30pm – 8.30pm 9am – 1pm Sundays @ the Park Nature Keeper Camp 9 Dec Various locations Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 9am – 5pm 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Open House at Teck Seng's Place 5 Dec Tiong Bahru Park Pulau Ubin 9am – 11am 10am – 2pm The Adventures of Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Sara the Botanicosaurus 11 Dec Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (A Guided Tour in Mandarin) 9am – 11am Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden 10am – 11am Nature Rambling at the Children's 13 Dec Garden (A Biodiversity Investigative Therapeutic Horticulture Programme Workshop) 6 Dec Choa Chu Kang Park Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden 9am – 11am 9am – 1pm "Celebrating Wildlife" Series: Ecolife Family Tour Mysterious Birds of the Night (A Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park / Biodiversity Investigative Workshop) 15 Dec Coney Island Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 11am 4.30pm – 8.30pm Art in Nature Chek Jawa Guided Tour Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 7 Dec Chek Jawa Wetlands 9am – 12pm Selected times Gardeners’ Day Out (GDO) Learning Forest Tour HortPark 8 Dec Singapore Botanic Gardens 9am – 3pm 9am – 10am National Orchid Garden Tour Fun Walk along the Southern Ridges National Orchid Garden The Southern Ridges 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) 9am – 11am 4pm (Mandarin) Rain Forest Tour Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Singapore Botanic Gardens Guided Tour 9am, 10am, 11am & 4pm (English) Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 10am & 4pm (Mandarin) 9.30am Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Nature Appreciation Walk at Guided Tour Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Windsor Nature Park 9.30am Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Open House at Teck Seng's Place 9.30am – 10.30am Pulau Ubin Kampong Tour 10am – 2pm Pulau Ubin Heritage on the Hill Tour 9.30am – 11.30am Fort Canning Park Rustic Reflections Tour 4pm – 6pm Pulau Ubin 9.30am – 11.30am

69 OVERVIEW CALENDAR Christmas in a Bottle Sundays @ the Park (A Planting Workshop) 23 Dec Various locations Singapore Botanic Gardens 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 10am – 11.30am 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Evening Chorus at Kranji Marshes Open House at Teck Seng's Place (Guided Tour) Pulau Ubin Kranji Marshes 10am – 2pm 4.30pm – 6.30pm A Walk with Your Neighbours – Open House at Teck Seng's Place the Macaques of MacRitchie, 25 Dec Pulau Ubin Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah 10am – 2pm Lower Peirce Reservoir Park Car-Free Sunday SG 5pm – 6.30pm 30 Dec Civic District Sundays @ the Park 8am – 12pm 16 Dec Various locations Civic District Events 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / Civic District 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm 8am – 12pm Sundays @ the Park Therapeutic Horticulture Programme 19 Dec Tiong Bahru Park Various locations 9am – 11am 8.30am – 9.30am / 9am – 10am / 9.30am – 10.30am / 5pm – 6pm Heritage Tour Civic District Tree Trail 22 Dec Singapore Botanic Gardens Various locations 9am 9am – 10.30am Learning Forest Tour Pioneers Trail along Ann Siang Hill Singapore Botanic Gardens and Telok Ayer Green 9am – 10am Tanjong Pagar MRT station (Exit G) Pasir Ris Park Mangrove Clean Up 10am – 11.30am Pasir Ris Park 9am – 11am Weekends in The Park: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Mass Chalk Art Drawing Guided Tour Various East Coast Park Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 7.30am – 11pm 9.30am Singapore Botanic Gardens Nature Appreciation Walk at Speaker Series Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Singapore Botanic Gardens Windsor Nature Park Windsor Nature Park Monthly 9.30am – 10.30am 4pm – 5pm Race Against Time – Science behind Families for Nature a Botanic Garden Tour Various locations Singapore Botanic Gardens Jul – Dec 10am – 10.45am Singapore Botanic Gardens Trees of the Fort Tour Trees of the World Fort Canning Park Singapore Botanic Gardens 10am – 11.30am 30 Nov 2018 – 1 Jan 2019 5am – 11.30pm Open House at Teck Seng's Place Pulau Ubin 10am – 2pm A Walk with Your Neighbours – the Macaques of MacRitchie, Lower Peirce and Bukit Timah Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 5pm – 6.30pm Chek Jawa Guided Tour Chek Jawa Wetlands Selected times

OVERVIEW CALENDAR 70 NParks’ open mic programme for local amateur performers, Live Out Loud, enters its third season with a bang!

Join us every second Saturday of the month at Parkland Green (East Coast Park) to catch 16 bands jam their hearts out in our Battle of the Bands competition for a chance to win professional training sessions and perform at NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra®!

Audience votes matter. YOU have a say in who wins so gather your friends and family for a party by the beach and help us discover Singapore’s next big music talent!

Have any questions? Drop us an email at [email protected]

Share your pictures of Live Out Loud: Battle of the Bands on your Facebook, Instagram or Twitter account with the hashtags #nparksliveoutloud, #nparkslol or #nparksbuzz!

Every second Saturday of the month 6.30pm – 8.30pm Parkland Green (East Coast)

71 72 Volunteer Opportunities

Love spending time surrounded by nature? Passionate about greenery? Sign up as a volunteer with us and do your part in building our City in a Garden! Volunteers are important to us, and we value the time and contribution of every one in our volunteer programme. Choose to volunteer for a wide range of activities that suits your interest and skillset such as gardening, leading conservation programmes, facilitating outreach and education initiatives, and conducting guided walks and tours. Training will be provided for these activities.

To sign up as a volunteer, please visit www.nparks.gov.sg/volunteer.

73 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer Opportunities Citizen Science Citizen Science refers to the community participating in organised research efforts to survey the biodiversity around us. The data you help collect can inform decision makers and help formulate conservation strategies. The following programmes are organised under the NParks Community in Nature (CIN) Biodiversity Watch series: • BioBlitz • Bird Ringing Programme • Butterfly Watch • Dragonfly Watch • Garden Bird Watch • Heron Watch • Intertidal Watch

Habitat Enhancement Play an active role in supporting and promoting Singapore’s natural heritage by maintaining and enhancing habitats for our flora and fauna.

• Butterfly Habitat Enhancement • Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park • Pasir Ris Park • Tampines Eco Green

• Coastal Cleanup • Coney Island Park • Pulau Ubin • Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

• Invasive Species Management • Central Nature Reserve • Pulau Ubin • Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

• Mangrove Cleanup • Pasir Ris Park

• Our Forest Giants • The Southern Ridges

• Plant Records • Singapore Botanic Gardens

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 74 Volunteer Opportunities Horticulture Work closely with our horticulturists and support them in managing the landscapes in parks and gardens. Also, learn about different plants and their characteristics.

• Gardening • Bedok Reservoir Park • Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park • Community in Bloom • Coney Island Park • Fort Canning Park • HortPark • Pasir Ris Park • Singapore Botanic Gardens • Woodlands Waterfront Park • Yishun Park

• Herbarium Cataloguing • Singapore Botanic Gardens

• Trail Maintenance • MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Outreach & Events If you like meeting people and have a desire to share your knowledge and expertise, this may just be your cup of tea. We are looking for people to not only participate in exhibitions, programmes and workshops but also to help facilitate them.

• Art in Nature • Central Nature Reserve

• Jezebel Artists Painting • HortPark

• Parks Events • Civic District • Fort Canning Park • HortPark • Park Connector Network

• Singapore Garden Festival

75 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer Opportunities Nature Education Be a guide in our parks and gardens, and share your knowledge on history, heritage, as well as flora and fauna with visitors.

• Biodiversity Roadshows • Central Nature Reserve • Pulau Ubin • Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

• Children’s Programmes • Central Nature Reserve

• Healing Garden, Heritage, National Orchid Garden and Rain Forest Guided Walks • Singapore Botanic Gardens

• Nature Appreciation Walks • Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park • Central Nature Reserve • Coney Island Park • Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

• Nature & Heritage Walks • Empress Place & Esplanande Park • Fort Canning Park • Pulau Ubin • Telok Ayer Park • The Southern Ridges

• Operation Deadline • Pulau Ubin

• Operation No Release • Central Nature Reserve

• Other Guiding Opportunities • Festival of Biodiversity • Kampong Tour • Pulau Ubin • Sisters’ Island Marine Park • The Istana • • Therapeutic Horticulture Programme • Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park • Choa Chu Kang Park • HortPark • Tiong Bahru Park

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 76 Volunteer Opportunities School & Corporate Programmes Looking for platforms to involve your company or school in conservation, research, outreach or educational initiatives? These group volunteering activities will cultivate a love for the environment and promote a sense of ownership towards our natural heritage.

• Community in Nature Initiative • Junior Guide Programme • Plant-A-Tree Programme

Visitor Services Enjoy interacting with people? Help provide general information to visitors, respond to queries, gather feedback and manage notice boards and brochure stands.

• Visitor Assistance • Singapore Botanic Gardens

77 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Terms & Conditions Registration By subscribing to updates on programmes, you agree to receive updates on the requested programme. To register for the programmes, please refer to the information on registration for the respective programmes. Registration for programmes is on a first-come, first-served basis upon receipt of registration. Separate terms and conditions for registration for programmes apply. The registration period and method of registration may differ for each programme. For more information, visit www.nparks.gov.sg. Fees stated are subject to change without prior notice.

Modification, replacement or cancellation of programme National Parks Board reserves the right to modify, replace or cancel the programme without prior notice at its sole and absolute discretion. National Parks Board shall not be held liable for any loss or damage howsoever incurred arising out of the modification, replacement and / or cancellation of the programme. For safety reasons, outdoor tours or programmes may be cancelled in the event of inclement weather. National Parks Board reserves the right to modify, replace or cancel any outdoor programme or any part thereof without prior notice at its sole and absolute discretion. National Parks Board shall not be held liable for any loss or damage howsoever incurred arising out of the modification, replacement and / or cancellation of the affected programme.

General All information is correct at the time of printing, but may be subject to change. Please visit www.nparks.gov.sg for the latest updates. All photos and images used are for illustration purposes only. They may not depict the actual product or materials used in the programme, or the actual activities conducted during the programme. All titles, ownership rights and intellectual property rights (including all copyrights) in and relating to the programme and any copies thereof (including but not limited to any titles, themes, concepts and any related documentation) are owned by National Parks Board. National Parks Board reserves the right to amend, delete and / or add to these terms and conditions without prior notice at its sole and absolute discretion.

TERMS & CONDITIONS 78 Tenants Listing Lifestyle Amenities in Parks Our parks offer everything you need for a holistic and truly memorable park experience – from dining options, arts and cultural activities, sports equipment and bicycle rentals to shopping and lots more!

Simply visit https://www.nparks.gov.sg/activities/activities-and-promotions to check out the wide range of lifestyle offerings in our parks and gardens! Please check with the respective outlets for more information and for their operating hours.

Parks and Outlet Name Telephone Number Gardens Admiralty Park Sakura International Buffet Restaurant 6368 8197

Ang Mo Kio Town McDonald's & McCafé 6451 3365 Garden West

Bukit Timah Nature Campers’ Corner 6337 4743 Reserve

Bedok Reservoir Forest Adventure 8100 7420 Park WAWAWA – Bistro by The Reservoir 6285 8038

Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Aramsa – The Garden Spa 6456 6556 Park Canopy Garden Dining 6556 1533

GRUB 6459 5743

McDonald's & McCafé 6456 9839

Toriyard 9296 5988

Bougainvillea Park The Travelling Farm (6 Sep – 5 Dec 2018) 9639 5456 / 9620 0542

Changi Beach Park GoCycling (Carpark 1) –

GoCycling (Carpark 7) –

The Seagrill (Carpark 1) 9062 7718

Chestnut Nature AIRE MTB 9680 5403 Park

Choa Chu Kang Mr Teh Tarik Cartel – Park

Dhoby Ghaut Visual Arts Centre 6255 0711 / 6733 2155 Green The Travelling Farm (1 Jul – 5 Sep 2018) 9639 5456 / 9620 0542

East Coast Park Aloha Sea Sports Centre (Area E1) 6241 9212

Castle Beach (Carpark E2) 6346 2252

Central Thai Casual + Seafood Dining (Carpark F2) 6443 5510

Coastline Leisure (Area B1) 9836 4797

Coastline Leisure (Carpark E2) 6443 3489

Convenience Kiosk (Carpark C3) –

79 TENANTS LISTING Georges (Carpark C3) 6449 0019

GoCycling (Carpark C4) 9183 6964

GoCycling (Area G1) –

New Zealand Natural (Carpark C3) 6659 1488

Singapore Wake Park (Carpark E1) Singapore Wake Park: 6636 4266 Coastal Rhythm Café & Bar: 6636 3705

East Coast Park – Marine Cove (Carpark C2)

BABAlicious 6636 3681

Hill Street Coffee Shop 6444 3533

McDonald's 6243 0471

My Briyani House 6742 5522

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 6444 4325

East Coast Park – Parkland Green (Carpark C1)

Atmosphere Bistro 6440 9705

Bakery & Bar ST. MARC 6342 1786

Cheers and Killiney 6342 0266

Full Pint Brewery 6342 0244

Hvper Sport 6342 0208

Kebab Station 9697 8227

Patro's Sports Bar & Restaurant 6440 9372

Sandbank 6247 7988

Starbucks Coffee 6910 1211

Tag Team 6348 2696

The Yoga Space 8877 7851

East Coast Park – Seafood Centre (Carpark E1)

Blue Pier Seafood Restaurant 6604 6777

Enak Enak HongKong Tea House 6876 5911

Jumbo Seafood Restaurant 6442 3435

Long Beach Seafood Restaurant 6448 3636

Ubin First Stop Restaurant 6546 5905

Fort Canning Park Battlebox 6338 6133

Hotel Fort Canning and The Legends 6559 6770

Lewin Terrace 6333 9905

The Fabulous Baker Boy 6694 8336

TENANTS LISTING 80 Holland Village PARK 9721 3815 Park

HortPark Vineyard 6479 7977

Istana Park My Art Space 6222 1662

Jurong Central McDonald's 6861 0684 Park

Labrador Park Tamarind Hill 6278 6364

Villa Samadhi Singapore 6274 5674

Marsiling Park Mr Teh Tarik Cartel 6742 5522

Mount Faber Park Mama Shop Vending Machine Café –

Pasir Ris Park Gallop Stable (Carpark C) 6583 9665

Georges at the Cove (Carpark E) 6585 0535

Ohana Beach House (Carpark E) 6384 9820

Rasa Istimewa Restaurant (Carpark D) 6386 9339

Pasir Ris Town Park D’Best Fishing 6581 2123

GoCycling –

Punggol Park Five & 2 6282 8801

GoCycling 9859 0053

Punggol Point Park GoCycling 9859 0054

Raffles Place Park The Providore Singapore 6533 1352

The Travelling Farm (6 Dec 2018 – 5 Mar 2019) 963905456 / 9620 0542

Sembawang Park Beaulieu House 6257 9234

Sengkang Mushroom Café 9710 4280 Riverside Park

Singapore Botanic Bee's Knees & Botanico at The Garage 6264 7978 / 9831 1106 Gardens Casa Verde 6467 7326

Cluny Foodhall 6368 3353

Corner House 6469 1000

Food For Tots Café 6338 4848

Fusion Spoon 6255 5110

Gardens Shop @ Nassim Gate 6467 0380

Gardens Shop @ National Orchid Garden 6475 5104

Gardens Shop @ Tanglin Gate 6475 1155

JUJU @ Bukit Timah Gate –

Provisions Store 8444 1148 / 6476 6711 The Halia The Villa

81 TENANTS LISTING Springleaf Nature Verdure Café 8692 6288 Park

Toa Payoh Town Oasis Bay 6346 4418 Park

West Coast Park Dog Wash 8183 8652

GoCycling 9199 8411

McDonald's 6779 1413

Woodlands Rasa Istimewa Waterfront Restaurant 6366 9339 Waterfront Park

TENANTS LISTING 82 1 Cluny Road Singapore 259569 www.nparks.gov.sg www.sbg.org.sg

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